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Pac-12 TV Revenue Payouts Leaked

2013-06-18T06:06:43Z

The Pac-12 is going to pay out over the next few years. Jon Wilner:

The source of the data you’re about to read is a confidential email from commissioner Larry Scott to the league’s presidents and chancellors.

It’s dated May 1, 2011, a few days before the conference announced the $3 billion, 12-year deal with Fox and ESPN.

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Here are the payouts:

2013: $185,000,000 million

2014: $194,250,000 million

2015: $204,540,000 million

2016: $215,060,000 million

2017: $226,140,000 million

2018: $237,780,000 million

2019: $250,020,000 million

2020: $262,900,000 million

2021: $276,420,000 million

2022: $290,660,000 million

2023: $305,620,000 million

2024: $321,340,000 million

Currently the annual payouts look like the following.

Pac-12: $250 million ($20.83 million per school)

Big Ten: $248 million ($20.67 million)

Big 12: $200 million ($20 million)

ACC: $240 million ($17.14 million)

SEC: $205 million ($14.64 million)

Notre Dame: $15 million

So the Pac-12 should stay firmly ahead in the game for most of the near future.

2013 Pac-12 championship odds: Oregon & USC favored to meet up

2013-06-17T22:52:24Z

Despite getting upset in Eugene a year ago, Oregon is still getting all the love from the books with regards to their preseason conference title hopes. The Ducks soar past Stanford, UCLA, USC and all the other conference contenders as the number one choice to win the Pac-12 in 2013.

Pac-12 champion odds via 5Dimes: Oregon +235, USC +485, ASU +575, Arizona +675, Stanford +725, UCLA, Oregon State & Washington +825
— Pacific Takes (@PacificTakes) June 17, 2013

Oregon is going to get all the love from here until forever from the books. The Ducks are probably the most popular team in college football and will receive plenty of public money, so it's no surprise the Ducks are heavily favored over everyone else.

USC is probably going to have a tough time recovering form and winning what is looking like a highly competitive Pac-12 South. But the Trojans retain a slight edge over the remainder of their Southern brethren, I'm guessing mainly because of the name recognition. USC has plenty of talent strewn across their roster but has to figure out who's starting at quarterback before they can consider themselves favorites.

Arizona State and Arizona both showed signs of improvement and seem ready to take the next step in 2013, and the odds reflect that.

What is surprising is how low both Stanford (5th) and UCLA (6th) rank on the totem pole in the overall futures. The Cardinal are returning a good deal of their team back (particularly on defense) and they host Oregon. The Bruins offense should be able to continue their uptick with many of their offensive weapons back. But with both teams losing their running workhorses, they aren't the favorites to rematch in the title game.

Oregon State and Washington are dark horses to claim the Pac-12 North, and they are the last teams to be given any sort of shot at winning this thing. The Huskies seem to be a team set to make a move and the Beavers were arguably the third best team in the conference last season. No one is giving Washington State, Cal, Utah or Colorado much of a chance, so expect an eight team race for the Pac-12 crown.

Here are the odds from 5Dimes.

Pac-12 2013 champion

Oregon +235
USC +485
ASU +575
Arizona +675
Stanford +725
UCLA +825
Oregon State +825
Washington +825
Utah +2100
California +3700
Washington State +5100
Colorado +11000

Pac-12 North 2013 champion

Oregon +120
Stanford +385
Oregon State +410
Washington +410
California +1500
Washington State +2000

Pac-12 South 2013 champion

USC +240
Arizona State +270
Arizona +320
UCLA +375
Utah +800
Colorado +4000

Cal Men's Basketball 2012-13 Video Highlights

2013-06-17T19:57:45Z

Relive the memories of a memorable Golden Bear campaign.

Happy Father's Day From Sonny And Spike Dykes!

2013-06-16T23:04:35Z

Cal's new head coach definitely comes from good coaching roots.

Cal Football Reps at Pac-12 Media Day: Bryce Treggs & Nick Forbes

2013-06-12T20:50:28Z

Sonny Dykes is doing his best to clean up the image of the Cal football program. The campaign will start in full earnest at Pac-12 Media Day at the end of July, where he'll be representing the Golden Bears.

Honored to be representing my team at PAC 12 media day this year in Los Angeles. #CalGang #BearRaid #HeemTeam
— Trigga (@BryceTreggs) June 12, 2013

If Bryce has interviews half as good as the ones our student correspondent Lindsay Brauner put together, we should be in good shape (click here for Part I transcript, here for Part II transcript).

Bryce Treggs talks about his dad, the Heem Team, and more (via Lindsay Brauner)

Treggs will be joined by a fellow numero uno, this one from the defensive side of the football field.

@onelifeonemic the other #1. Nick Forbes.
— Trigga (@BryceTreggs) June 12, 2013

CGB should be assured of having representation in Los Angeles. Berkelium97 has been attending Pac-12 Media Day for a few years now, and now we have plenty of time to prepare good questions for him to ask at the conference or at lunch.

What questions do you have for Bryce, Nick and Sonny at Pac-12 Media Day?

College Football Lines 2013, Pac-12 Edition

2013-06-07T21:50:59Z

Early college football lines were released, with all the usual subjects getting the usual favorite/underdog treatment. Oregon and Stanford are favored in all games except their head-to-head, where the Ducks get the preferential look and are favored by several points.

USC and Arizona State are next on the list and are only underdogs in a handful of games. UCLA is surprisingly further down with Washington and Arizona. Cal, Colorado, Utah and Washington State are eternal underdogs.

Here are the early lines. More breakdowns team-by-team coming at a later date.

Week 1
Washington State +11.5 at Auburn
Cal +10.5 vs. Northwestern
UCLA -15 vs. Nevada
Washington -2 vs. Boise State
Colorado +3.5 vs. Colorado State

Week 2
Washington State +21 at USC
Oregon -21 at Virginia
Arizona -17 at UNLV

Week 3
Arizona State (pick 'em) vs. Wisconsin
California +21 vs. Ohio State
USC -21.5 vs. Boston College
UCLA +6 vs. Nebraska
Oregon State +6 at Utah
Washington -11 vs. Illinois
Oregon -25 vs. Tennessee

Week 4
Oregon State -6.5 at San Diego State
Arizona State +10 at Stanford
Utah +7.5 at BYU

Week 5
USC (pick 'em) at Arizona State
Colorado +22 at Oregon State
Arizona +5 at Washington
Stanford -18.5 at Washington State
California +34 at Oregon

Week 6
UCLA -5 at Utah (Thu.)
Washington +10 at Stanford
Oregon -37 at Colorado
Arizona State +4 at Notre Dame

Week 7
Arizona +7 at USC (Thu.)
Colorado +27 at Arizona State
California +16.5 at UCLA
Stanford -13 at Utah
Oregon -14 at Washington
Oregon State -13 at Washington State

Week 8
Washington +5 at Arizona State
Utah +12 at Arizona
UCLA +10 at Stanford
Oregon State -13 at California
USC +5 at Notre Dame
Washington State +35.5 at Oregon

Week 9
Utah +18 at USC
Arizona -20 at Colorado
Stanford -3 at Oregon State
California +17 at Washington
UCLA +20 at Oregon
Arizona State -15 at Washington State

Week 10
USC +2 at Oregon State (Fri.)
Arizona -11 at California
Colorado +22 at UCLA

Week 11
Oregon -4 at Stanford (Thu.)
UCLA +4 at Arizona
USC -17 at California

Week 12
Washington +2 at UCLA (Fri.)
Oregon State +4.5 at Arizona State
Washington State +19 at Arizona
Stanford +1 at USC
Utah +28.5 at Oregon

Week 13
Oregon -12 at Arizona
Cal +22 at Stanford
Arizona State +3 at UCLA
USC -24.5 at Colorado
Washington +5 at Oregon State

Week 14
Washington State +14 at Washington
Oregon State +16 at Oregon
Arizona +5 at Arizona State
Notre Dame +5.5 at Stanford
UCLA +7 at USC

Pac-12 Network: More Original Programming In 2013

2013-06-07T17:00:05Z

The Pac-12 Network didn't have a huge operating budget to work with in its first season of operation in San Francisco, so naturally there wasn't a lot of emphasis put on original programming. Focus was rightly placed on broadcasting the sporting events that would attract a lion's share of the attention.

That'll change in the 2013 season. More original programming is on the way.

Football year-round. Every week there will be a show dedicated to Pac-12 football, airing weekly on Sunday nights. Usually Pac-12 Rewind took up this spot during the football regular season where they recapped the games from the previous day, but it seems the coverage will be more dedicated starting this fall. Expect more coach and player profiles, more video coverage, more everything.
There will be a show each week dedicated to Olympic coverage. It'll be interesting to see how they compress all the sports into a one hour show. One can only hope they do it Wide World of Sports style.
Expect 200 more events (550 to 750), which could mean that the national and regional feeds start diversifying in what they end up broadcasting.

Also, more Rick Neuheisel in a multi-year exclusive deal. This should be great news to the millions of Neuheisel fans storming the streets of San Francisco as we speak (He is really good on television though, so this is a no-brainer for the conference).

All in all, expect the Pac-12 Network to star to take on more of a distinctive personality in year two, particularly with more

Alamo Bowl To Feature Top Pac-12, Big 12 Non-Playoff Teams From 2014 To 2019

2013-06-07T16:10:00Z

The Alamo Bowl announced today they'll be taking the best of the Pac-12 and the best of the Big 12 that do not qualify for the College Football Playoff. That could mean that the Alamo Bowl gets the second best Pac-12 and second best Big 12 teams, and sometimes even the Pac-12 or Big 12 Champions in the rare case that either conference gets pushed out of the playoff AND the Rose Bowl is in the current Playoff rotation.

RT @valeroalamobowl: Top teams from @big12conference & @pac12 outside playoff group coming to @alamodome: bit.ly/16PMkOa
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) June 7, 2013

RT @bryandfischer Rose Bowl will always have Pac-12 Champion unless team is in semis or RB hosts a semi
— Pacific Takes (@PacificTakes) June 7, 2013

In the old bowl format, the Alamo Bowl was already the top non-BCS bowl for the Pac-12, featuring Oregon State, Washington, and Arizona in the past three seasons. The Big 12 is upgrading, having sent their third best team from the conference in previous three years.

The Big 12 is 3-0 in matchups against the Pac-12, although it's a slightly skewed statistic: The Big 12 only sent one BCS team in each of those seasons, while the Pac-12 sent two each year. Thus it was a matchup between the Pac-12's 3rd best team and the Big 12's 3rd best team, so it was a bit more on even ground. Washington nearly went toe-to-toe with RGIII and Baylor, while Oregon State controlled much of their game with Texas before things unraveled in the final minutes.